In Monday's league outing, the Laurel Spartan (New Castle, PA) basketball squad nipped the visiting Beaver Falls Tigers (Beaver Falls, PA), by a margin of 47-40.

The Spartan (9-0) will now prepare for their outing against Riverside (Ellwood City, PA). The Panthers go into the WPIAL 3A 1 match with a 3-6 record. In their last match, Riverside was nipped by Neshannock (New Castle, PA), 60-19, in a league match.

With the defeat, Beaver Falls moves to 1-5 on the year. The Tigers travel to Lincoln (Ellwood City, PA) to meet the Wolverine in a WPIAL 3A 1 match on Thursday, January 12. The Wolverine enter the match with a record of 5-6. Lincoln lost 35-34 in their recent non-league match against Portersville Christian (Portersville, PA)